Fantasy Baseball Beat

FBB 009 - The Power of the Schwartz!

Episode Summary

Fantasy Baseball Beat The guys talk with Nate Schwartz about a variety of topics.

Episode Notes

Fantasy Baseball Beat

The guys talk with Nate Schwartz about a variety of topics

The guys welcome FSWA Award-winning writer Nate Schwartz, who joins the group to discuss his Process+ piece. Things discussed:

• What is PLV?
• How does wRC+ coincide with Process+?
• What conclusions can be made as a result?
• Which players stood out to Nate as under-valued by the fantasy community?
  • Lawrence Butler
  • Taylor Ward
  • Xander Bogaerts

Dave then goes through injury updates on the following players:

• Gunnar Henderson
• Grayson Rodriguez
• Christian Walker
• Christian Yelich
• Daulton Varsho
• Cam Smith

Nate is then asked to discuss his latest article about Zebby Matthews:

• Can both Matthews and David Festa make the rotation?

Mike talks bullpens, discussing the following players and their situations:

• Jeff Hoffman
• José Alvarado
• Liam Hendirks

Nate and the gang go through their Spring Training observations. Some players of note:

• Christian Encarnacion-Strand
• Spencer Steer
• Byron Buxton
• Dylan Crews
• Zac Veen
• Maikel Garcia
• Kyle Isbel
• Nico Hoerner
• Corbin Carroll
• Christopher Sanchez

Finally, the Mental Health Minute.